But Arlington schools Superintendent Jerry McCullough said Monday that the local and national attention over the issue has become a distraction.
School districts in Texas and at least five other states didn't show Obama's speech to the nation's schoolchildren last week. Three days later, the Arlington superintendent apologized but said teachers could play the recorded speech anytime.
McCullough also said he understood how the district's actions could be viewed as favoring one event over another.
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